Buggati has made plans for the new Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport to be officially revealed to the public August 16th during the Pebble Beach Concours dâ€™Elegance. It will be one of the first cars to be sold in the spring of next year – but before then it will be offered up for auction by Gooding & Company at Pebble Beach.

The folks at Gooding have a great track record with exotic cars, previously auctioning a rare 1927 Bugatti Type 35C Grand Prix for $2,585,000. Bugatti is not referring to the topless Veyron as a targa but as a roadster with a removable roof. The automaker says the variant incorporates a number of “innovative structural solutions” to help reinforce body and chassis.